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Westwood Elementary

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Westwood Elementary ranks 123 rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

WestWood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Prior Lake, Minnesota, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 492 students. The school is part of the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools district, which is ranked 85 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

WestWood Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of Minnesota elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 37 to 152 out of 840-881 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, WestWood Elementary outperformed the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools district and the state of Minnesota in both math and reading proficiency for all grades. The school's performance is particularly strong in math, with 3rd and 4th-grade students consistently scoring above 70% proficiency, compared to the district and state averages.

WestWood Elementary has a diverse student population, with notable performance among specific subgroups. The school has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 14.31% to 27.34% over the past few years, which is lower than the district and state averages. When compared to other elementary schools in the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools district, WestWood Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency, particularly in math and reading. However, some nearby schools, such as Jeffers Pond Elementary and Glendale Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked highly within the state.

505

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,684

Per pupil spending ?

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5370 Westwood Dr
Prior Lake, MN 55372-2058

(952) 226-0400

District: Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Prior Lake-Savage Middle School
High:	Prior Lake High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Asian:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (66% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg59%

Minnesota avg47%

123^rd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

85^th of 446Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	123 of 872	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	152 of 881	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	145 of 845	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	75 of 858	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	87 of 869	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	70 of 870	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	74 of 847	91.3%	★★★★★
2017	84.4	69 of 853	91.9%	★★★★★
2016	84.7	53 of 848	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	37 of 840	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	87.8	28 of 826	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	91.8	9 of 824	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	22 of 820	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	86.6	37 of 814	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	41 of 803	94.9%	★★★★★
2008	78.5	99 of 781	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	67.0	245 of 777	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	94.4	3 of 131	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	1 of 136	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	25 of 134	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	154 of 799	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	183 of 809	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	233 of 787	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	93 of 799	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	117 of 783	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	115 of 787	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	144 of 774	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	84.7	15 of 220	93.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	145 of 764	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	345 of 793	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	303 of 774	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	199 of 663	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	244 of 740	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	445 of 728	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	94 of 812	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	143 of 826	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	91 of 799	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	57 of 808	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	59 of 784	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	48 of 798	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	24 of 779	96.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	60 of 562	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	168 of 572	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	90 of 524	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	44 of 500	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	18 of 515	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	20 of 463	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	229 of 714	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	213 of 730	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	216 of 712	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.8	83 of 725	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	84 of 710	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	125 of 722	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	89 of 712	87.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2022)98th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2018)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math67%+22 vs state

Reading64%+15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, September 18, 2016

Our teachers really love what they do. The individualized attention they manage to give each child It's amazing! We are so grateful for wonderful teachers and the school personnel in our public school that it's hard to only be able to give them a 5 star rating, they really go above and beyond! Thank you Westwood for your amazing work with my 5 children ! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, December 22, 2013

The regular schooling is of your normal public school expectations, teaching to the "mass" students. However this school has a school within a school called SAGE, being marketed towards the local community as a gifted school inside a public school. The SAGE school is not knowledgeable in Highly gifted and above children. They are directed towards High Achievers, and are uneducated in how these HG+ children actually learn, socialize, and are unable to truly inspire these children. The principal is very opinionated in how her school is to be run, seems to be a great principal until there's a bump in the road, then she becomes judgmental, unwilling to help your child, and even threatening. The principal is the leader of the gifted program, and doesn't know of OE's, repetitive instruction issues, and tends to label ADD as issues in the gifted child. I truly hope the faculty becomes better informed on how HG+ children actually function, and what they "need" in order to learn. Personal Opinion: Do not go to Westwood for the gifted program, otherwise it's a great school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	5370 Westwood Dr	Prior Lake	55372	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-0400	505	32	15.9	19.6%	368 (72.9%)	25 (5.0%)	34 (6.7%)	35 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.7%)	82.1	123^rd of 872 public elementary schools	85.9%		79	152^nd of 881 public elementary schools	82.7%	29	73.0	71.6	56.5				67.1	62.0	60.2	70.7				64.3	$10,684
La Ola Del Lago at Grainwood	Public	K-5	5061 Minnesota St SE	Prior Lake	55372	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-0900	463	27	17.0	14.3%	316 (68.3%)	9 (1.9%)	96 (20.7%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.9%)	78.2	163^rd of 872 public elementary schools	81.3%		83.4	109^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.6%	54	65.3	68.9	52.4				62.2	55.6	60.7	77.8				64.3	$12,349
Five Hawks Elementary	Public	K-5	16620 Five Hawks Ave SE	Prior Lake	55372	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 226-0100	454	27	16.8	20.9%	374 (82.4%)	14 (3.1%)	23 (5.1%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	75.5	202^nd of 872 public elementary schools	76.8%		74.8	203^rd of 881 public elementary schools	77.0%	1	66.3	80.0	66.7				70.9	46.5	55.0	64.2				55.1	$11,251
Hamilton Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	8100 157th St	Savage	55378	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-0000	586	39	15.2	19.5%	418 (71.3%)	33 (5.6%)	46 (7.8%)	37 (6.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.0%)	62.7	347^th of 872 public elementary schools	60.2%		64.2	319^th of 881 public elementary schools	63.8%	28	58.7	63.4	44.4				55.3	38.3	54.7	66.0				53.4
Aspen Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14825 Zinran Ave	Savage	55378	Scott County	Aspen Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 226-5940	641	44	14.6	36.8%	299 (46.6%)	171 (26.7%)	29 (4.5%)	86 (13.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.5%)	71.4	251^st of 872 public elementary schools	71.2%		76.5	177^th of 881 public elementary schools	79.9%	74	72.1	67.4	49.4	32.8	31.9	44.1	53.4	55.8	50.6	77.4	51.7	48.9	54.3	57.6	$11,537
Jeffers Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14800 Jeffers Pass NW	Prior Lake	55372	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-0600	487	29	17.0	10.7%	371 (76.2%)	8 (1.6%)	26 (5.3%)	28 (5.7%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.6%)	82.1	125^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.7%		90.3	35^th of 881 public elementary schools	96.0%	90	69.0	74.7	53.3				65.0	61.4	60.2	76.1				66.5	$10,922
Redtail Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	15200 Hampshire Ave	Savage	55378	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-8000	556	32	17.3	10.6%	456 (82.0%)	21 (3.8%)	17 (3.1%)	19 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (6.8%)	73.9	217^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.1%		72.3	233^rd of 881 public elementary schools	73.6%	16	72.3	79.8	32.4				60.4	63.8	66.0	60.0				63.1	$11,232
Glendale Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Connelly Pkwy	Savage	55378	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 226-0200	522	35	14.9	24.9%	328 (62.8%)	77 (14.8%)	40 (7.7%)	39 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	79.9	150^th of 872 public elementary schools	82.8%		83.9	102^nd of 881 public elementary schools	88.4%	48	75.8	77.6	46.4				66.5	55.0	63.2	71.4				63.0	$11,000
Harriet Bishop Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	14400 O'Connell Rd	Savage	55378	Scott County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3900	511	39	13.1	52.4%	147 (28.8%)	82 (16.0%)	200 (39.1%)	35 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.8%)	45.7	514^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.1%		37.5	597^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.2%	83	51.2	37.8	35.3				41.5	50.0	39.0	56.5				48.6	$14,136
Eagle Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	6855 Woodward Ave	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 496-5922	625	40	15.6	40.8%	283 (45.3%)	93 (14.9%)	113 (18.1%)	74 (11.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.3%)	56.1	414^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.5%		60	372^nd of 881 public elementary schools	57.8%	42	55.8	55.8	25.7				45.1	52.3	57.0	56.0				55.3	$10,824

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Westwood Elementary?

Students at Westwood Elementary are 73% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American.

How many students attend Westwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Westwood Elementary.

Is Westwood Elementary a good school?

Westwood Elementary ranks 123^rd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Westwood Elementary in?

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

What schools do graduates of Westwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prior Lake-Savage Middle School
High : Prior Lake High School

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